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you have secretary clinton alongside egyptian president mohammed morsi announcing a cease fire has been reached. this apparently was egypt's idea and secretary clinton congressmened mohammed morsi on what he has done, the constructive involvement he's had in this process, essentially brokers where they are now. but important to note this is a cease fire. it goes into effect in an hour and 20 minutes, but this is not a comprehensive deal. this doesn't address a lot of palestinian concerns about the blockade or their quality of life or for the israeli's safety and security in the future about these rockets that have been coming out of gaza. >> comes on a day obviously when we were looking at pictures of that bus bombing in h tel aviv. >> exactly. that's incredibly disconcerting for the people of this city. tas scene they've been many times before, but there hasn't been a bus bomb ng israel since 2004 or a terrorist attack since 2006 and seeing that scene on the ground today will be all too familiar for people. the problem is instead of rockets coming in, you're talking about people among
you have secretary clinton alongside egyptian president mohammed morsi announcing a cease fire has been reached. this apparently was egypt's idea and secretary clinton congressmened mohammed morsi on what he has done, the constructive involvement he's had in this process, essentially brokers where they are now. but important to note this is a cease fire. it goes into effect in an hour and 20 minutes, but this is not a comprehensive deal. this doesn't address a lot of palestinian concerns about...
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morsi ostensibly to discuss ways to get a cease-fire in the middle east. israeli inner cabinet is meeting as we speak. ayman, what is the latest live? gaza? >> reporter: well, there's a flurry of diplomatic activity all across the region. we understand that israel's top security officials known as the inner cabinet that includes the prime minister, the defense minister and other important figures are going to be convening within the hour to have a meeting to discuss possible offers that have been made by egyptian mediators regarding the truce coming out of gaza and their response to those offers coming out of egypt. more importantly, they're also going to chart what course of action the israeli government will undertake if indeed they reject or accept that truce offer. there are 30,000 soldiers that have been amassed across the border, 75,000 called up from the reservists. many people feel that's an ominous sign a ground invasion is eminent if indeed these truce talks fail. on the egyptian side, the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon expected ed ted to arr
morsi ostensibly to discuss ways to get a cease-fire in the middle east. israeli inner cabinet is meeting as we speak. ayman, what is the latest live? gaza? >> reporter: well, there's a flurry of diplomatic activity all across the region. we understand that israel's top security officials known as the inner cabinet that includes the prime minister, the defense minister and other important figures are going to be convening within the hour to have a meeting to discuss possible offers that...
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the deal announced by the egyptian leader, mohamed morsi, and secretary of state hillary clinton. it was later confirmed by israeli president benjamin netanyahu. comes just hours after a bomb blew up on a bus in the heart of tel aviv. dozens were injured. so far no claim of responsibility but hamas called it a blessed event. within the last few hours, israeli air strikes continued in gaza. this is video of secondary explosions when an hamas weapons depot was hit. michelle caruso-cabrera, our chief foreign correspondent is watching reaction at the nyse. michelle? >> that pushed the dow to the highs of the session. the announcement of the cease-fire got us another 25 points. we have come off the highs, 12,839 is where the dow stands right now, higher by more than 50 points, .4%. president obama reportedly just spoke with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. john harwood joins us now. john, what can you tell us? the white house had a lot at stake here by sending hillary clinton to try to get this resolved. >> reporter: absolutely. and this is the result that president obama ha
the deal announced by the egyptian leader, mohamed morsi, and secretary of state hillary clinton. it was later confirmed by israeli president benjamin netanyahu. comes just hours after a bomb blew up on a bus in the heart of tel aviv. dozens were injured. so far no claim of responsibility but hamas called it a blessed event. within the last few hours, israeli air strikes continued in gaza. this is video of secondary explosions when an hamas weapons depot was hit. michelle caruso-cabrera, our...
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rhetoric in tough condemnation by mohamed morsi. if you look at what is happening beyond the rhetoric, you can say egypt has not taken any steps that can be viewed as extreme or radical, certainly haven't taken up arms against the israelis. doesn't look like they have given hamas material support. they have come out and explicitly said they're going to maintain the peace accord signed in 1979 between egypt and israel, all these, don, are indications that this government is taking a measured and diplomatic approach to maintain the alliances and that should come out as good news for the israeli government in washington. still too early in the process. we're going to have to wait and see how this unfolds. >> are protesters set to take to the streets of tahrir square today to condemn the israeli air strike? >> reporter: well, they certainly did. they come out. it is important to point out, the protests were relatively small. nowhere near the numbers we have seen in protests before and that could be because of the aggressive diplomatic m
rhetoric in tough condemnation by mohamed morsi. if you look at what is happening beyond the rhetoric, you can say egypt has not taken any steps that can be viewed as extreme or radical, certainly haven't taken up arms against the israelis. doesn't look like they have given hamas material support. they have come out and explicitly said they're going to maintain the peace accord signed in 1979 between egypt and israel, all these, don, are indications that this government is taking a measured and...
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as you point out, if president mohammed morsi in egypt, whatsoever role is he going to play? we know he has talked to the president. we know that there have been some people in i had rail that have said we need to see more american involvement right now what is very clear is that this administration, the obama administration, would like president morsi of egypt to play a constructive role in getting the rockets to stop coming from hamas over into israel. they have gone as far as the tel aviv area. he has urged president morsi to try to get hamas to back off, and he has also urged prime minister netanyahu not to go in to gaza. at this point that's what we know that's been said in private. that's also been out will in public. so it is a dicey situation. not just because it always is in the middle east, but because the middle east has chapged so much over the arab spring has new leadership that can you no longer go to hosni mubarak, the former president of egypt, and say you immediate to stop this in gaza. it just doesn't work like that anymore, and it makes what's already a tin
as you point out, if president mohammed morsi in egypt, whatsoever role is he going to play? we know he has talked to the president. we know that there have been some people in i had rail that have said we need to see more american involvement right now what is very clear is that this administration, the obama administration, would like president morsi of egypt to play a constructive role in getting the rockets to stop coming from hamas over into israel. they have gone as far as the tel aviv...
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president mohammed morsi belongs to. that was the first visit by an egyptian official since the brutal clashes that happened in 2007. that was a deeply symbolic gesture. what else can they do is the question now. as you point out, there's been a 33-year-old peace pact with the israelis and with egypt perhaps mr. morsi will be loathe to push the eswriptian military any way to break that at all, and, of course, on top of that president morsi has to bear in mind significant aid packages from the west and from the imf, which he needs badly so his country's heavily damaged economy can begin to recover. many issues, he certainly faces there, but, of course, he must tread that fine line between the international role egypt must maintain and the stability and, of course, keeping popular opinion inside egypt satisfied. many expecting egypt to perhaps come to a greater level of assistance for hamas at this point, suzanne. >> just minutes ago we saw the authority, the president of mahmoud abbas saying they are denying palestinians
president mohammed morsi belongs to. that was the first visit by an egyptian official since the brutal clashes that happened in 2007. that was a deeply symbolic gesture. what else can they do is the question now. as you point out, there's been a 33-year-old peace pact with the israelis and with egypt perhaps mr. morsi will be loathe to push the eswriptian military any way to break that at all, and, of course, on top of that president morsi has to bear in mind significant aid packages from the...
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and mohamed morsi, although he resigned, once a brother, always a brother, the fact is, he can have influence, and hamas needs him. remember, gaza shares a common border with egypt and it's a very important connection. so you get the egyptians, you get the turks, the qataris, maybe the saudis to weigh in and the israelis to provide the space and time to allow this diplomacy to take hold, and maybe, although nobody ever lost money betting against arab-israeli peace, maybe, just maybe, you can get out of this. >> aaron david miller. thank you, sir. >> always a pleasure, don. >>> cyberspace is part of the israel-hamas battleground. ahead, how both sides are pushing their messages on twitter and other social media. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to
and mohamed morsi, although he resigned, once a brother, always a brother, the fact is, he can have influence, and hamas needs him. remember, gaza shares a common border with egypt and it's a very important connection. so you get the egyptians, you get the turks, the qataris, maybe the saudis to weigh in and the israelis to provide the space and time to allow this diplomacy to take hold, and maybe, although nobody ever lost money betting against arab-israeli peace, maybe, just maybe, you can...
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meanwhile, egypt and president mohamed morsi say discussions are under way in cairo and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. violence has become a daily nightmare for people living in gaza. anderson cooper joins us now. take us to the ground and what's going on. what you seeing and hearing? >> it's about 2:00 a.m. here. we have heard a number of large explosions this evening. just a few in the last hour or so. this is generally the time when the strikes actually intensify. that's what we have seen over the last several nights. you can hear drones circling overhead, over gaza city as they have been since the conflict began. it's a constant sound, a constant reminder of the israeli forces watching the city. as you mentioned there was a strike. the israeli military said was a house owned by a hamas commander of an artillerary unit, initially, they said they killed that commander and then walked that back and said they couldn't be clear if he was at the house at the time. ten members of another family were staying at the house. they were all killed. our arwa damon was
meanwhile, egypt and president mohamed morsi say discussions are under way in cairo and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. violence has become a daily nightmare for people living in gaza. anderson cooper joins us now. take us to the ground and what's going on. what you seeing and hearing? >> it's about 2:00 a.m. here. we have heard a number of large explosions this evening. just a few in the last hour or so. this is generally the time when the strikes actually...
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. >> maybe the position of egypt and today president mohammed morsi said this? >> translator: we are with them, what hurts us and the blood that flows from their children is our blood, too opinion. >> what did you make of that? >> we preferred to look at egyptian deeds rather than words. egypt has played a constructive role in the past in mediating cease-fires with gaza and we hope that the egyptians will continue to fulfill a constructive role in the future. >> you must have been disconcerted by the tone of president morsi's rhetoric there. >> again, we prefer to look at the egyptian deeds and they will play a constructive role in helping convince them to stop firing these thousands of rockets at our civilians. >> is your intention at the same time to continue targeting hamas leaders and to continue, if you can, killing them? >> well, we'll take any measures necessary to stop the aggression against the civilians and we're taking immense precautions not to hurt palestinian civilians. our planes have carried out hundreds of attacks and the number of palestinian c
. >> maybe the position of egypt and today president mohammed morsi said this? >> translator: we are with them, what hurts us and the blood that flows from their children is our blood, too opinion. >> what did you make of that? >> we preferred to look at egyptian deeds rather than words. egypt has played a constructive role in the past in mediating cease-fires with gaza and we hope that the egyptians will continue to fulfill a constructive role in the future. >>...
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on the one hand, mohammed morsi from the muslim brotherhood does express support for hamas which is an offshoot of the egyptian muslim brotherhood, but at the same time he has to be very careful when it comes to crossing any red lines regarding the peace treaty between israel and egypt that dates back to the late 1970s, but certainly it's a huge change from just four years ago when the war was going on between gaza and israel. when president hosni mubarak, basically, it was well understood that he had no sympathy for hamas because, of course, the muslim brotherhood were his main political enemies and therefore, this situation is completely different, but morsi and egypt has to really tread carefully because many egyptians have no desire whatsoever to get involved in any sort of conflict with israel. egyptians will tell you we fought war after war with israel and we don't want to go down that path again. >> stay safe and thank you all for your reporting. >>> last night we aired this video showing a man being pulled from flames in gaza. after the video aired we were pointed to an israeli
on the one hand, mohammed morsi from the muslim brotherhood does express support for hamas which is an offshoot of the egyptian muslim brotherhood, but at the same time he has to be very careful when it comes to crossing any red lines regarding the peace treaty between israel and egypt that dates back to the late 1970s, but certainly it's a huge change from just four years ago when the war was going on between gaza and israel. when president hosni mubarak, basically, it was well understood that...
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how scary is this at this point, how confident that mohammed morsi will be a force for good calming this down? >> clearly israel has a right to defend themself and they have to do what they have to do to protect their citizens. we have to remember in the united states it's as if washington d.c. was being attacked from the state of maryland. it's very, very serious what's happening there. i think as far as the arab spring, clearly the environment has changed, and i think the united states now is looking to morsi to use his influence with hamas to get them to stop shooting the miss independence. hopefully you can take advantage of the negative situation and start talking about peace. history shows that's unlikely at this point, but israel has to stand, protect their citizens at all costs, and you cannot continue to have these rockets sent in. >> president morsi has his own problems at home too in terms of trying to be tough on hamas, which, after all, is part of the muslim brotherhood and the palestinians. do you think he can be helpful? has he been helpful? >> i don't know that he has. cl
how scary is this at this point, how confident that mohammed morsi will be a force for good calming this down? >> clearly israel has a right to defend themself and they have to do what they have to do to protect their citizens. we have to remember in the united states it's as if washington d.c. was being attacked from the state of maryland. it's very, very serious what's happening there. i think as far as the arab spring, clearly the environment has changed, and i think the united states...
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mohamed morsi reaching out to president obama and saying, we consider this an act of aggression on israel's part. and this must stop. how does this endanger the entire region now that egypt's sort of been sucked into all of this? >> reporter: well, everyone here knew that the arab spring really changed things here. and now that you're seeing the leadership in egypt starting to make maneuvers -- everybody was waiting to see how that leadership was going to act towards israel. as you know, they've had a peace treaty for dozens of years. when morsi got into power, he said he would leave the peace treaty alone. however it gives you some idea of how things are changing. there certainly is concern on israel's part. they certainly do not want to be at war with a bunch of different people, surrounded by different countries, that they do not git along with. they already have deteriorating relation with his turkey and now you're seeing egypt. we know for a fact that egypt pulled its ambassador to israel out of israel yesterday when all of this started, when more and more of the attacks started happen
mohamed morsi reaching out to president obama and saying, we consider this an act of aggression on israel's part. and this must stop. how does this endanger the entire region now that egypt's sort of been sucked into all of this? >> reporter: well, everyone here knew that the arab spring really changed things here. and now that you're seeing the leadership in egypt starting to make maneuvers -- everybody was waiting to see how that leadership was going to act towards israel. as you know,...
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is the obama administration, brianna, confident that the egyptian president mohamed morsi can deliver right now? >> reporter: i've been told by one senior administration official that they are confident. that they feel like egypt has some skin in the game and really does not want to see this escalate. but the thing is looking to for instance to september this official told me they feel like egypt has come through on small tests. when more security was needed at the embassy in september because of protests there, egypt came through. of course that's on a very small scale, wolf. and the thing is this post-mubarak era, the equation is very different. the u.s. has somewhat of a relationship with the muslim brotherhood ruling egypt, but it is largely untested in a big way at this point. so this is really seen as the big test. there is a bit of a question mark, but yes, i'm told that they are confident that for now egypt can help them. >> let's see if they can. brianna keilar over at the white house. thanks. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent john king. the president's in a
is the obama administration, brianna, confident that the egyptian president mohamed morsi can deliver right now? >> reporter: i've been told by one senior administration official that they are confident. that they feel like egypt has some skin in the game and really does not want to see this escalate. but the thing is looking to for instance to september this official told me they feel like egypt has come through on small tests. when more security was needed at the embassy in september...
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i think mohamed morsy understands that. i think he's looking at the u.s. reaction. and i think a measured but strong response is better than trying to shift the tides of history because i think ultimately, you can't shift tides but you can do a constructive set of steps that help people think more clearly about what they're doing. >> i know we're bouncing around a bit but i want to talk more about what's happening on the border with gaza and israel. this week, when the leader of hamas said that israel waved the white flag, he also said he was grateful to iran for their support. what is iran's role moving forward? >> well, nobody really knows that. i think if you thought that you saw spin rooms after the presidential debates i think you're seeing much more high-powered spin rooms after this. iran certainly was providing weapons and support to hamas. there are people in the middle east who have argued to me that when he acknowledged hamas, when he acknowledged iran, he was waving good-bye to iran, that there is an effort to bring hamas over to egypt, qatar to more mod
i think mohamed morsy understands that. i think he's looking at the u.s. reaction. and i think a measured but strong response is better than trying to shift the tides of history because i think ultimately, you can't shift tides but you can do a constructive set of steps that help people think more clearly about what they're doing. >> i know we're bouncing around a bit but i want to talk more about what's happening on the border with gaza and israel. this week, when the leader of hamas...
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mohamed morsi has identified with them, supported them throughout this conflict. but then again, mohamed morsi has a relationship, the president of egypt, with the united states of america, with europe, with the international financial institutions. he's the one who needs to facilitate, leverage, pressure, hamas to agree to the cease-fire. and i do agree with jamie, as well. hillary clinton is essential now. the united states is the only country that can put together either a period of calm, deescalation or a full cease-fire. and then hopefully if that is achieved, pick up the initiative and try to reinvigorate discussions between palestinians and israelis. >> one thing this has me thinking about, people complain about the middle east and the conflict and the united states having to always deal with it of the only thing worse than being needed may be being not needed. is the united states losing influence? >> there's no question, america's role in the middle east has changed. we have pulled our forces out of iraq. we have leaders in the arab world now that are not
mohamed morsi has identified with them, supported them throughout this conflict. but then again, mohamed morsi has a relationship, the president of egypt, with the united states of america, with europe, with the international financial institutions. he's the one who needs to facilitate, leverage, pressure, hamas to agree to the cease-fire. and i do agree with jamie, as well. hillary clinton is essential now. the united states is the only country that can put together either a period of calm,...
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the protesters are calling for the removal of it president mohamed morsy. earlier in the week, morsy increased his power saying none of his decrees could be overturned by the courts. opposition leaders say he is acting like a dictator. >> we could know by monday when the governor of illinois plans on holding a special election to replace jesse jackson junior. he resigned wednesday just two weeks after winning re-election citing on going mental health problems. he's also being investigated for possible misuse of campaign funds by the fbi. and for the first time he acknowledged that saying he will accept responsibility for his mistakes. >> number three, gas rationing in new york city will end today. that's according to mayor michael bloomberg. the city has been rationing gas by odd and even days since november 9th. recovery from superstorm sandy is far from complete. more than 30,000 people are still without power in new york and new jersey. 30,000. and governor chris christie says the storm cause add estimated $29.4 billion in damage in new jersey. >> number
the protesters are calling for the removal of it president mohamed morsy. earlier in the week, morsy increased his power saying none of his decrees could be overturned by the courts. opposition leaders say he is acting like a dictator. >> we could know by monday when the governor of illinois plans on holding a special election to replace jesse jackson junior. he resigned wednesday just two weeks after winning re-election citing on going mental health problems. he's also being investigated...
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this is a huge test for president mohamed morsi both diplomatically and internationally. first, domestically the community the eptian seem to be pleased with mohamed morsi's reaction to what's happening in gaza. his harsh condemnation of israel's actions in gaza has pleased the egyptian street. but they're going to want a harsher and continue this sort of condemnation if the violence continues. well, if president mohamed morsi does go with that, he risks alienating foreign players. and especially now that's crucial because egypt is looking for money from other countries as its economy is staggering. so if egypt were to come out harsher against israel, it could alienate foreign donors. we're also reading in egyptian media people who are also condemning him for focusing too much on gaza and not enough on the problems in egypt right now. just this past week we had a train accident which saw dozens of children killed. and so people are saying why is president mohamed morsi focusing too much on gaza and not enough on the problems at home? so quick resolution to the conflict in
this is a huge test for president mohamed morsi both diplomatically and internationally. first, domestically the community the eptian seem to be pleased with mohamed morsi's reaction to what's happening in gaza. his harsh condemnation of israel's actions in gaza has pleased the egyptian street. but they're going to want a harsher and continue this sort of condemnation if the violence continues. well, if president mohamed morsi does go with that, he risks alienating foreign players. and...
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i 3w4r50e6 that, in fact, the challenge facing mohammed morsi now is how to climb down. how to stand down without losing face. you'll see in the next few days a formula. he and the judiciary will find a formula for him to stand down because basically the situation cannot go on. remember, suzanne, what he has done now, he basically now exacerbated social and political tensions. the egyptians lost almost 10% of its value in the last few days. egypt has a major social and economic crisis, and morsi has proven to be a praying mattist overall. i think he is looking for a way out, but, of course, he wanted to save face. >> all right. thank you so much. appreciate your insights. as always. >>> it's an american institution, the twinkie, right? now its parent company, though, is bankrupt. thousands of people stand to lose their jobs. we'll talk to the head of hostess. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because
i 3w4r50e6 that, in fact, the challenge facing mohammed morsi now is how to climb down. how to stand down without losing face. you'll see in the next few days a formula. he and the judiciary will find a formula for him to stand down because basically the situation cannot go on. remember, suzanne, what he has done now, he basically now exacerbated social and political tensions. the egyptians lost almost 10% of its value in the last few days. egypt has a major social and economic crisis, and...
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protesters were calling for the resignation of president mohamed morsi. this week morsi declared his word is final. he removed power from any judges to overturn any decrees he makes. judges are considering a strike in response to morsi's, panded powers. >>> number two, just 38 days left until we cross over that so-called fiscal cliff. a move that would trigger massive spending cuts to government programs and could even send the u.s. into a recession. earlier this morning i asked morgan stanley smith barney director ron hart if there were any benefits of actually going over. >> getting our fiscal house in order, either now or later, right? we can't spend money at this trajectory, 16 trillion in debt. 99 trillion nun funded liabilities with medicare and social security, so at some point you've either got to do it now or do it later. >> congress is back in session on monday and expectsed to work on a solution. >>> and in europe, european union leaders aend two dye days of divisive budget talks without a deal. they are caught for one plan to increase the budg
protesters were calling for the resignation of president mohamed morsi. this week morsi declared his word is final. he removed power from any judges to overturn any decrees he makes. judges are considering a strike in response to morsi's, panded powers. >>> number two, just 38 days left until we cross over that so-called fiscal cliff. a move that would trigger massive spending cuts to government programs and could even send the u.s. into a recession. earlier this morning i asked morgan...
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i know that the egyptian president, mohamed morsi, very much involved. he's got good relations with hamas, israelis have a relationship, i don't know how good it is, but they have a relationship with the egyptians. there have been israeli envoys that have gone to cairo to meet with high-ranking egyptian officials. trying to broker a deal. no trust, hamas has to trust for the israelis and israelis have no trust for the hamas. there have been a lot of rockets and missiles coming from gaza into israeli and the israeli air strikes pounded away at targets in garz. a lot of casualties. there's no goodwill on the part of either of these, they don't trust each other. having said that, looks like they're close. hamas seems to think within the next hour or two some agreement will be announced, thanks to the egyptians. but i spoke with the israeli government spokesman for the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the past hour, he said there's no deal yet. he didn't rule out there wouldn't be a deal but he said there's no deal yet. until all of the is are do
i know that the egyptian president, mohamed morsi, very much involved. he's got good relations with hamas, israelis have a relationship, i don't know how good it is, but they have a relationship with the egyptians. there have been israeli envoys that have gone to cairo to meet with high-ranking egyptian officials. trying to broker a deal. no trust, hamas has to trust for the israelis and israelis have no trust for the hamas. there have been a lot of rockets and missiles coming from gaza into...
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mohamed morsi. after all, muslim brotherhood, he, interestingly, could play a role maybe in a way that is better than president mubarak, who had no love lost for the -- for muslim brotherhood and other let's say more radical elements. so there is an interesting dynamic, i think, coming out in this, that role of president morsi. >> even though hillary clinton met with mahmoud abbas, who is a leader of a different faction of palestinians welcome the palestinian authority, the fattah group in the west bank, obviously did not meet with hamas, the u.s. does not recognize hamas, but most observers say hamas came out of the stronger and mahmoud abbas seems weakened in all of this. we'll see how that plays out in the days and months ahead. jill, appreciate the reporting. we'll check back with you as the story develops. the fragile cease-fire, we continue to show you on the right-hand side of your screen, the skies over gaza city, critical over the next minutes and hours to see if this cease-fire holds. will
mohamed morsi. after all, muslim brotherhood, he, interestingly, could play a role maybe in a way that is better than president mubarak, who had no love lost for the -- for muslim brotherhood and other let's say more radical elements. so there is an interesting dynamic, i think, coming out in this, that role of president morsi. >> even though hillary clinton met with mahmoud abbas, who is a leader of a different faction of palestinians welcome the palestinian authority, the fattah group...
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we begin in egypt, and its president, mohamed morsi. clearly underestimated, his deft handling of what is a mine field of competing interests has given him much needed political capital in both the arab world and the united states. >> first civilian president in egypt perceived as a weak leader has much to everyone's surprise delivered. >> reporter: then there's israel and its tenacious prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. after israel targeted and killed hamas' military leader, he launched air strikes, hitting more than 1,500 targets in gaza, dismantling some of hamas' arsenal of weapons. and israel had a successful come bait debut of iron dome that kept rockets from hitting israeli civilians. but the counter point is ironic. hamas emerges as a big winner from this conflict and its truce. >> hamas has consolidated control over gaza and gained more legitimacy. >> reporter: in the eyes of the palestinian people, the militant leaders of gaza took on israel more boldly than ever before. firing rockets further than ever before. and they may
we begin in egypt, and its president, mohamed morsi. clearly underestimated, his deft handling of what is a mine field of competing interests has given him much needed political capital in both the arab world and the united states. >> first civilian president in egypt perceived as a weak leader has much to everyone's surprise delivered. >> reporter: then there's israel and its tenacious prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. after israel targeted and killed hamas' military leader, he...
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demonstrators are angry over president mohammed morsi's decision to increase his power. morsi stripped powers from judges to overturn any of his decrees. cnn's reza sayah is in cairo this morning. we had hopeful seen the protests in the capital. are they spreading now? >> reporter: it looks like it, ramdi. a number of protesters trying to attack the offices of the muslim brotherhood. that's when they say the muslim brotherhood fought them back, and that's when you had clashes between the two sides. a number of people injured and arrested there. also, reports of demonstrations south of cairo, but the heart of these demonstrations continues to be here, tahrir square. we're going to give you a live look of what things look like right now. a few thousand people there. many of chem with their tents pitched. these are people who represent the liberal factions, the youth rights, the women's rights groups, the secularists here, and when you talk to them, they say they're determined to stay here until mr. morsi, the president, heeds their call. they're the peaceful protesters. at
demonstrators are angry over president mohammed morsi's decision to increase his power. morsi stripped powers from judges to overturn any of his decrees. cnn's reza sayah is in cairo this morning. we had hopeful seen the protests in the capital. are they spreading now? >> reporter: it looks like it, ramdi. a number of protesters trying to attack the offices of the muslim brotherhood. that's when they say the muslim brotherhood fought them back, and that's when you had clashes between the...
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they are angry because of a decree giving mohamed morsy unchecked power. the country's highest judicial power calls the decree an unprecedented attack. >>> and 38 days to solve the fiscal cliff. lawmakers are trying to cut a deal. if congress and president obama fail to reach a massive deal, that is, on tax hikes and spending cuts, well, it will automatically kick in, in january. and grover norquist, the latest republican to break with norquist, no tax hike pledge. chambliss says he cares more about the country than the pledge. >>> and superstorm sandy has cost new jersey more than $29 billion. and the number could easily rise. governor chris christie says the number will only be known after taking into account next summer's tourist season. new york governor cuomo asking for $38 billion, to help with his state's recovery. >>> and after topless photos of the duchess of cambridge. the photos showed kate sun bathing with her husband on vacation at a private home in france. a french newspaper published the photos, the couple is reportedly taking legal action.
they are angry because of a decree giving mohamed morsy unchecked power. the country's highest judicial power calls the decree an unprecedented attack. >>> and 38 days to solve the fiscal cliff. lawmakers are trying to cut a deal. if congress and president obama fail to reach a massive deal, that is, on tax hikes and spending cuts, well, it will automatically kick in, in january. and grover norquist, the latest republican to break with norquist, no tax hike pledge. chambliss says he...
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thousands have protested since thursday when mohamed morsi granted himself extraordinary powers. he said judges cannot overturn any decision he makes or law he imposes. today morsi meets with egypt's highest judicial body. >>> john mccain seems to be softening his stance on susan rice. last week, the arizona senator vowed to do everything in his power to block rice's potential nomination to be secretary of state. blasting her for telling americans the september attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was spontaneous and triggered by an anti-islam video. but now, mccain is dialing it back. >> i give everyone the benefit of explaining their position, and the actions that they took. i'll be glad to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with her. >> rice claims everything she said in the aftermath of the benghazi attack was based on information provided by u.s. intelligence agencies. >>> noted civil rights activist warren guyot. he led a black voter registration drive during mississippi's freedom summer of 1964. he had a history of heart problems. he was 73. >> and check out
thousands have protested since thursday when mohamed morsi granted himself extraordinary powers. he said judges cannot overturn any decision he makes or law he imposes. today morsi meets with egypt's highest judicial body. >>> john mccain seems to be softening his stance on susan rice. last week, the arizona senator vowed to do everything in his power to block rice's potential nomination to be secretary of state. blasting her for telling americans the september attack on the u.s....
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protesters are outraged at egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab. thousands have gathered calling it the birth of a new pharaoh. attacking the headquarters of morsi's political party in alexandria and set it on fire according to egyptian tv. reza sayah joins us on the phone from tarir square. set the scene for us. reza, are you there? >> reporter: hello? >> reza, can you hear me? >> reporter: carol, i apologize. it is very loud here. i'm going to have a terribly difficult time hearing you. we are at tahrir square where thousands of people have come to protest against egyptian president mohamed morsi and there appears to be clashes between security forces and protest protesters in tahrir square. we just saw hundreds of people run i running away from security forces. we can report that tear gas has been shot in the air, we're assuming by security forces. it's remarkable here, carol, we're hear iing what we heard t years ago during revolution that toppled president mubarak, that people want to topple the regime. you're hearing it again, the anger and f
protesters are outraged at egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab. thousands have gathered calling it the birth of a new pharaoh. attacking the headquarters of morsi's political party in alexandria and set it on fire according to egyptian tv. reza sayah joins us on the phone from tarir square. set the scene for us. reza, are you there? >> reporter: hello? >> reza, can you hear me? >> reporter: carol, i apologize. it is very loud here. i'm going to have a terribly...
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that's what mohamed morsi's opponents would say, in cairo's tahrir square. thousands are chanting for regime change saying morsi is acting like a dictator. he granted himself sweeping new powers yesterday, basically morsi now has absolute power for six months. his opponents say he's acting like a new pharaoh. the u.s. state department is calling for calm and encouraging all parties to work together. morsi declared all his laws, all the decrees are final and cannot be overturned or appealed until egypt's new constitution is put in place. now, today, protesters set fire to a symbol of morsi's power, the muslim brotherhood headquarters in alexandria, egypt. morsi supporters clashed with protesters there. and morsi is defending his new powers. he says he's not taking sides and the steps he took are meant to achieve political and social stability. reza sayah joins us live in cairo. reza, is morsi's government strong enough to withstand the level of protests? because they're huge. >> reporter: yeah. victor, before we get to that, we're going to bring you up to spe
that's what mohamed morsi's opponents would say, in cairo's tahrir square. thousands are chanting for regime change saying morsi is acting like a dictator. he granted himself sweeping new powers yesterday, basically morsi now has absolute power for six months. his opponents say he's acting like a new pharaoh. the u.s. state department is calling for calm and encouraging all parties to work together. morsi declared all his laws, all the decrees are final and cannot be overturned or appealed...
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mohamed morsi under fire for granting himself extraordinary powers. will that affect cease-fire talks between israel and hamas? they're happening in egypt today. >> and $59 billion! retail records broken as americans crowded stores for some competitive shopping over the weekend. and now cyber monday is here. will shoppers be in even more of a spending mood? >> you want to talk about money? a new powerball jackpot. a new record in the cash payout. it's unreal. >> a packed two hours ahead for you this morning. new jersey congressman bill pascrell will be joining us, grover norquist, jamie rubin, dr. hanan ashrawi, will be our guest, peter billingsley from a christmas story, and grinle college hoops star jack taylor. remember him? big game he had the other day. and the one and only tony bennett, monday, november 26th. welcome, everybody, "starting point" this morning. is that a hint of compromise in the air on capitol hill? 35 days left till we reach the fiscal cliff. and a couple of key republicans are now suggesting that they're willing to forego their
mohamed morsi under fire for granting himself extraordinary powers. will that affect cease-fire talks between israel and hamas? they're happening in egypt today. >> and $59 billion! retail records broken as americans crowded stores for some competitive shopping over the weekend. and now cyber monday is here. will shoppers be in even more of a spending mood? >> you want to talk about money? a new powerball jackpot. a new record in the cash payout. it's unreal. >> a packed two...
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they are demonstrating against president mohamed morsi's controversial decree granting himself unchecked political power. earlier today, protesters threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas. we'll have much more on this story at the bottom of the hour. >>> an emergency at the u.s. state department today, fire trucks raced to the department headquarters in washington shortly before noon. a flash fire in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three people to the hospital, one in serious condition. construction workers were among the few people in that building because it is a holiday weekend. >>> investigators are still trying to figure out the source of a gas explosion that damaged more than 40 buildings in springfield, massachusetts, last night. a wwlp camera captured the moment of the blast. 18 people were injured, mostly emergency workers. they had been called to the scene because of reports of a gas smell. they had evacuated some of the area about an hour before that explosion. >>> superstorm sandy has now cost new jersey -- the tab is at $29 billio
they are demonstrating against president mohamed morsi's controversial decree granting himself unchecked political power. earlier today, protesters threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas. we'll have much more on this story at the bottom of the hour. >>> an emergency at the u.s. state department today, fire trucks raced to the department headquarters in washington shortly before noon. a flash fire in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three...
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she just wrapped up a people with mohammed morsi. the president's office told us they met for a good one hour and a half. that's a pretty lengthy meeting when it comes to diplomatic meetings. it tells you thirp discussing a very important matter. usually in these flint when the palestinians and israelis start fighting, washington wants to be viewed as playing a key role, but in this particular clash egypt haus come to the forefront. they obviously have strong ties with hamas. they have come out and specifically said they want to maintain their peace treaty. even with the optimism in yesterday, we haven't seen a cease-fire, but the diplomatic efforts continue with cairo and washington apparently banning toes. >> reza sayah, thank you and if they begin speaking, we'll bring you the comments live. >>> controversilia -- one big problem with that, there may be not enough doctors. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even me. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every tim 2% on groceries. 3% on gas
she just wrapped up a people with mohammed morsi. the president's office told us they met for a good one hour and a half. that's a pretty lengthy meeting when it comes to diplomatic meetings. it tells you thirp discussing a very important matter. usually in these flint when the palestinians and israelis start fighting, washington wants to be viewed as playing a key role, but in this particular clash egypt haus come to the forefront. they obviously have strong ties with hamas. they have come out...
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just days ago egyptian president mohamed morsi was hailed as a peacemaker. now some accuse him of turning into a dictator after a dramatic power grab that has the u.s. concerned. cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department. jill, what's the reaction there? >> reporter: well, joe, the state department says that it is concerned. it wants more information. and it also says that one of the key aspirations during the egyptian revolution was to make sure that power was not concentrated in the hands of one individual person or any institution. this move comes just days after secretary of state hillary clinton broke off a trip to asia, raced to the middle east to try to broker a cease-fire. and now cnn has a behind-the-scenes look at that mission. the president and his secretary of state, high profile, high risk diplomacy on gaza. >> i will carry this message to cairo tomorrow. i will also be consulting with president abass. >> reporter: a senior state department official telling cnn "i have the beginnings of an ulcer to show this was
just days ago egyptian president mohamed morsi was hailed as a peacemaker. now some accuse him of turning into a dictator after a dramatic power grab that has the u.s. concerned. cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department. jill, what's the reaction there? >> reporter: well, joe, the state department says that it is concerned. it wants more information. and it also says that one of the key aspirations during the egyptian revolution was to make sure that...
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here is what mohamed morsi had to say earlier today. he said, quote, the travesty of the israeli aggression on gaza will end in a few hours. still, we hear there's word of a cease-fire. wolf blitzer was seeking shelter from gaza's rocket fire earlier this morning. we just lost wolf. he was seeking shelter with a family in the southern area of israel about 30 miles from the gaza border. when wolf was inside that house, a shell landed on a house very nearby. as you might imagine, everybody panicked. wolf is okay. when we get wolf back on the phone, we'll bring his story to you live. >>> police say a man attacked a security guard at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. the guard was only slightly injured. according to the witnesses, the attacker was wielding an ax and he also had a knife. >>> four los angeles area men have been charged in a plot to kill or capture american soldiers and to bomb public places. federal officials say the men were planning on going to afghanistan to train with al qaeda. one of the men was already there. two of them ar
here is what mohamed morsi had to say earlier today. he said, quote, the travesty of the israeli aggression on gaza will end in a few hours. still, we hear there's word of a cease-fire. wolf blitzer was seeking shelter from gaza's rocket fire earlier this morning. we just lost wolf. he was seeking shelter with a family in the southern area of israel about 30 miles from the gaza border. when wolf was inside that house, a shell landed on a house very nearby. as you might imagine, everybody...
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you are grateful to the egyptian president, mohammed morsi, for what he has now done? >> there's no doubt the egyptian proposal offers a future where we can have peace and quiet in the south. that's good for israelis. it's also good for gaza. weave got now egyptian sponsorship of a proposal. that's very important. in other words, these arrangements have garon tors in the region. egypt and internationally the united states, and we want to see the cease-fire last. we want to see it have longevity. we want the people of southern israel to have normal lives. >> mark, the spokesman for the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, who is getting to address the people at the bottom of the hour. obviously an historic development right now, but it's not going to be that easy making sure this is i wamplemented ful. it's complex. we'll see what the prime minister of israel has to say, but, mark, we have him giving us the first israeli reaction to this historic agreement, the cease-fire agreement in effect an agreement between israel and hamas to stop the fighting between isr
you are grateful to the egyptian president, mohammed morsi, for what he has now done? >> there's no doubt the egyptian proposal offers a future where we can have peace and quiet in the south. that's good for israelis. it's also good for gaza. weave got now egyptian sponsorship of a proposal. that's very important. in other words, these arrangements have garon tors in the region. egypt and internationally the united states, and we want to see the cease-fire last. we want to see it have...
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it is there that she'll meet with egyptian president mohamed morsi. he predicted earlier today that the aggression on gaza would end in a few hours. i want to bring in cnn's jill dougherty, who is at the state department. and, jill, the u.s. does not talk to hamas. both talk to egypt. egypt now is the middle man. is clinton -- what is secretary clinton hoping to achieve in her talks with morsi? right now, we're only dealing with the cease-fire, really no long-term solution. >> right. and that's a very good point. so what we're told here at the state department is she has the most immediate objective which is to try to facilitate and help in some fashion to bring about what the state department is calling deescalation. that is the fighting stops, the firing stops, the rockets stop. and, of course, there is no invasion or anything like that. so that's number one. but number two is the state department explains that it gives space, theoretically, at least, for some of those longer, maybe medium-term to longer issues, like the blockade of gaza, which the
it is there that she'll meet with egyptian president mohamed morsi. he predicted earlier today that the aggression on gaza would end in a few hours. i want to bring in cnn's jill dougherty, who is at the state department. and, jill, the u.s. does not talk to hamas. both talk to egypt. egypt now is the middle man. is clinton -- what is secretary clinton hoping to achieve in her talks with morsi? right now, we're only dealing with the cease-fire, really no long-term solution. >> right. and...
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and i'm presently surprised by the position taken by the president of egypt. >> mohamed morsi? >> yes. >> he's been doing a good job, in your view? >> i'm worried that his heart is somewhere else. but his behavior is responsible. and because responsibility is needed for everybody, for us and for them. you know, people say we are the problem. that's not the problem. hamas is losing peace. people say from the outside, newspapers, they say take out your settlements and lead your own life. nobody faults us. we have had 18 settlements. we took them out. there were close to 9,000 settl settlers. we left gaza free, open, gaza and israel. now we want to continue with the palestinians and people are saying, what are you doing? we have to have people think, what do they want? independence? because that is not there. freedom? they can move where they want. >> what is the role of the united states, the secretary of state, for example, hillary clinton, who has been here? >> i think the united states is doing what they can by talking with morsi, the egyptian president. i think the united sta
and i'm presently surprised by the position taken by the president of egypt. >> mohamed morsi? >> yes. >> he's been doing a good job, in your view? >> i'm worried that his heart is somewhere else. but his behavior is responsible. and because responsibility is needed for everybody, for us and for them. you know, people say we are the problem. that's not the problem. hamas is losing peace. people say from the outside, newspapers, they say take out your settlements and lead...
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we begin in egypt and president mohammed morsi clearly underestimated his handling of what a mine field of competing interests has given him much needed political capital in both the arab world and the united states. >> puts a civilian president in egypt perceived as a weak leader has much, to everyone's surprise, delivered. >> reporter: then there's israel and its tenacious prime minister benjamin netanyahu. after israel targeted and killed hamas's military leader, he launched air strikes hitting more than 1,500 targets in gaza, dismantling some of hamas's arsenal of weapons. israel had a successful combat debut of iron dome. u.s.-funded defense shield that kept dozens of rockets from hitting israeli civilians. the counter point to that is ironic. hamas emerges a a big winner from this conflict and its truce. >> hamas has emerged stronger. it's consolidated control over gausa. they may yet manage to get an easing of the blockade if a more presence e deal welcome back done. >> look what they've accomplished. they, rather than abbas, has put the palestinian issue back on the internationa
we begin in egypt and president mohammed morsi clearly underestimated his handling of what a mine field of competing interests has given him much needed political capital in both the arab world and the united states. >> puts a civilian president in egypt perceived as a weak leader has much, to everyone's surprise, delivered. >> reporter: then there's israel and its tenacious prime minister benjamin netanyahu. after israel targeted and killed hamas's military leader, he launched air...
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keep in mind the muslim brotherhood and president mohamed morsi have a tremendous amount of it. the muslim brotherhood have called for protests and demonstrations today. of course jourks the 1 million-man protest they've called for on tuesday. that's what makes these developments very dramatic. opposing factions opposed to mr. morsi and his recent decrees and then his support. a lot of backing from the muslim brotherhood. >> reza, thank you. >>> if you're headed out to the airport, you're not alone. about 2.4 million people are expected to head back home. if you're wondering what to expect, nick valencia has you covered. nick, good morning to you. >> good morning, randi. >> for anybody heading to the airport, how are they looking? >> this is the busiest day. those watching at the airport, they know it. it's a little too early to hear back from some of those spokespeople, but we'll have an update next hour. 2.4 million traveling today. that's a shade more than those traveling on thanksgiving, 2.3 million. los angeles, o'hare, they've gone back and forth trading the last couple of
keep in mind the muslim brotherhood and president mohamed morsi have a tremendous amount of it. the muslim brotherhood have called for protests and demonstrations today. of course jourks the 1 million-man protest they've called for on tuesday. that's what makes these developments very dramatic. opposing factions opposed to mr. morsi and his recent decrees and then his support. a lot of backing from the muslim brotherhood. >> reza, thank you. >>> if you're headed out to the...
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and that's really the key, one of the keys, because the -- mohamed morsi has influence with hamas and hopefully can do something. i think that he's right. they haven't been able to really change much of anything, and now the president who didn't want to get involved for a while or found that it was kind of useless not going anyplace is involved by sending dramatically the secretary of state. >> at some point, do you see the recognition of some sort of hamas? >> no,ut i really have to disagree with my friend fuad. i don't think it's right to say barack obama is not pulled by the middle east and isn't fully committed to the same vision of peace between the israelis and the palestinians that bill clinton and george w. bush were. i think he has been stymied and has been unable to find an opening. that opening may be now. and he certainly did want to renew american efforts in a second term, but also understands, and it's very important that there will be no peace unless the other powers of the region are involved and it can't just be egypt. it has to be turkey, saudi arabia, qatar, jordan
and that's really the key, one of the keys, because the -- mohamed morsi has influence with hamas and hopefully can do something. i think that he's right. they haven't been able to really change much of anything, and now the president who didn't want to get involved for a while or found that it was kind of useless not going anyplace is involved by sending dramatically the secretary of state. >> at some point, do you see the recognition of some sort of hamas? >> no,ut i really have...